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Deregulation of Sunday trading

The paper studies how the deregulation of Sunday trading changed opening hours and shopping habits. In Sweden, shop opening hours were deregulated in 1972. The evidence presented in this paper shows that in Sweden, Sunday opening has become common...

Catalogue: Seminar 1997: The Changing Retail Scene

Author: Sami Kajalo

June 15, 1997

People's views on it

In general, the telecom industry is about to lose its power to individual consumers. Given the intensified competition in the field of telecommunications, it is consumer buying power that increasingly determines the rules of the business. However,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1997: Do we control IT or are we IT's slave?

Author: Ulla Nyberg

January 1, 1997

Hair and cosmetic products in the Japanese market

The objective of this paper is to bring to the fore the type of research required to launch specific cosmetic and hair products in a culture which is difficult to define, such as the Japanese culture, in order to respond precisely to consumer...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific Conference 1996: Marketing In Asia

Author: Catherine Becker

Company: SORGEM IMR

November 1, 1996

Extending our knowledge of consumers through virtual reality

The practice of marketing research is moving towards an emphasis on consumer behaviour as compared to consumer attitudes, impressions, needs, wants, and so forth. This paper discusses problems with typical methods of collecting and analyzing...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific Conference 1996: Marketing In Asia

Authors: Clive Wright, Stephen P. Needel

November 1, 1996

Value dimensions

Since the late 1970s, there has been a growing interest in using value dimensions for the explanation of consumer behaviour. The present paper discusses these applications. The communication of findings and problems of maintaining stability in the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1996: Changing Business Dynamics

Authors: Are Kvaerk, Flemming Hansen

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

September 1, 1996

Fuzzy logic to rank attributes

The marketing research community has hitherto examined consumer behavior using mathematical models derived from non-human systems. We have adopted classifications demanding unequivocal decisions in allocating judgements to clear-cut categories such...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1996: Changing Business Dynamics

Authors: Akin Alyanak, Erkani Keyman

September 1, 1996

Local market qualitative data

This paper presents a new approach to collecting qualitative information (consumer behaviour data) at the local market level, linked directly to media consumption. The STrategic Audience Research system, or STAR initiative for short, involves a...

Catalogue: ARF/ESOMAR Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research Symposium 1996

Authors: Owen Charlebois, Mark Rousseau

June 15, 1996

Market potential

Deregulation is creating competition in the communications industry, allowing telephone service providers, media companies and other firms to offer everything from local telephone services to video-on-demand. Businesses are especially being targeted...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Telecommunications In A Dynamic Market Place

Authors: Steven H. Cohen, Donald A. Anderson, Jill Hesser

June 15, 1996

The interactive consumer

The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of understanding consumer behaviour through research, in two main areas of the telecommunications market place. Firstly, it will discuss the importance of considering the consumer within the broader...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Telecommunications In A Dynamic Market Place

Author: Clare Lees

June 15, 1996